The Center promotes and assists the university in fulfilling its social responsibilities as Chicago's Jesuit University for being a voice of reason, compassion and justice in Society.

The Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) of Loyola University Chicago seeks to promote equality and to improve people's lives in communities throughout the Chicago metropolitan region.

CURL pursues this goal by building and supporting collaborative research and education efforts. These partnerships connect Loyola faculty and students with community and nonprofit organizations, civic groups, and government agencies. Such collaborations link the skills and wisdom present within every community with the specialized knowledge and academic discipline of a vital urban university. Working together, community needs are addressed and the academic experience is enriched.

This program conducts community based construction and repair projects in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia.

We help mentally handicapped / developmentally challenged young adults to lead meaningful and happy lives with dignity and respect. In association with the Ray Graham Training Center, our members contribute as friends to such events as sporting games, dances, holiday parties, a clothing drive, a concert, etc. The members benefit from ongoing education and training in the areas of mental and physical disabilities. The group is about social inclusion and making real friends.

The Community Tutoring Alliance tutors students from neighboring elementary schools. Tutors and tustees work one-on-one throughout the year on all areas of the grammar school study. A very special relationship often develops between the pair of students as the year progresses. Social activities such as parties near holidays and field trips are planned throughout the year. Participation in CTA can be a very rewarding experience.

The parish offers a food pantry for low-income families.

Students participate in building projects that benefit needy families.

Examines the impact of globalization and migration in producing challenges that cross national borders, and then asks how these problems should be addresses. Offered by Loyola Chicago's School of Social work, students are able to sub-specialize in the area of Immigration and Migration Studies.

Jesuits, with a proud tradition in Lithuania since 1569, strive to promote the moral and intellectual life of the Baltic region by nurturing human dignity and mature faith, by emphasizing scholarship and excellence in Catholic education, and by supporting a truly civil society based upon truth and service to others.

This parish runs weekly soup kicthens for the homeless

The main goal of this ecologically minded group is to raise awareness of environmental issues and to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. Environmental service projects and field trips are sponsored each year.

Students visit the Cheyenne River Reservation and offer service to the community.

Since 1997, Poder has responded to the educational needs of immigrants in the primarily Latino areas of Pilsen/Little Village and Back of the Yards, on Chicago’s southwest side.  In less than ten years, 4,500 students have attended our tuition free classes.

Students participating in this program repair houses, help senior citizens, and visit local families.

Students participate in cultural activities and gain work experience in Kentucky.

Students perform repairs and chores at homeless shelters.

Students tutor underprivileged youth in neighboring communities.

St. Procopius School provides a dual-language education for over 240 students enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. In addition to learning to read, write, and speak both English and Spanish at or above grade level, students also learn and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of both Mexico and the United States.

Student activities include outreach to developmentally challenged youth; a club focused on women's issues; Habitat for Humanity; Ignatians for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; Ignatians Committed to Peace; diversity and ethnic clubs; Ignatian Volunteer Corps; ecology club; and students committed to social action.

St. Procopius runs a thrift shop open to the greater Chicago community.